June 05, 2008

A Possible Injury Connection?

McNabb said he hired a new trainer in Arizona, where he lives in the offseason, and has incorporated more baseball-like activities into his workout routine to emphasize balance and getting the most out of his lower-body strength.

"I felt early on [last season] I used a lot of upper-body strength instead of using my legs," he said. "And not to say that I didn't have confidence in the legs, but now knowing how the whole body feels is like coming off the [pitcher's] mound.

"The guy that I train with [Brett Fisher] works with pitchers like Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood and a lot of other guys, as well. He's [Johnson] still throwing 90-something mph at 40-something years old. So, clearly something is working."

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McNabb said he hired a new trainer in Arizona, where he lives in the offseason, and has incorporated more baseball-like activities into his workout routine to emphasize balance and getting the most out of his lower-body strength.

"I felt early on [last season] I used a lot of upper-body strength instead of using my legs," he said. "And not to say that I didn't have confidence in the legs, but now knowing how the whole body feels is like coming off the [pitcher's] mound.

"The guy that I train with [Brett Fisher] works with pitchers like Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood and a lot of other guys, as well. He's [Johnson] still throwing 90-something mph at 40-something years old. So, clearly something is working."